One Warhammer scalper is driving OOP prices way above normal, potentially shifting the market with inflated listings. Here’s what they are doing to overcook listings.
Every collector has a story about that one seller who lists old Warhammer kits at prices that make your wallet recoil like it’s under psychic attack.
Recently, one particular seller has caught a lot of attention, and not in a “rare gem found” way. More like a “why is this Rogue Trader rulebook priced like a used car payment?” kind of way.
Here’s what’s going on, why it matters for anyone hunting out-of-production (OOP) Warhammer kits, and how to avoid getting caught in someone else’s price experiment.
OOP Warhammer Scalper Has No Chill
Looks like one very bold seller has decided to see just how far the out-of-production market can stretch before it snaps. Their Rogue Trader era minis and first-generation plastics are listed at prices that would make even a Primarch sweat. One example clocks in at $6,100 for Rogue Trader Space Marines that normally go for pocket change by comparison.
Not only that, but it clearly appears damaged in the listing pictures, but is listed as “undamaged” and “assumed to be complete.”
30 OOP plastic Citadel/Warhammer 40k/Rogue Trader RTB01 Imperial Space Marines from 1987, undamaged and unpainted in absolute mint condition.
Still factory sealed so is assumed complete.
This is not harmless optimism. This feels dishonest to us.
It’s almost like someone trying to yank the entire OOP pricing curve into low orbit, treating eighties Space Marines like they are PSA-graded Charizards.
Why this Warhammer Seller Stands Out
The same seller is also posting the first Rhino kit for about double the market price, plus a handful of other eyebrow-raising listings like the first Chapter Approved book and those classic monopose twisty Terminators.
Here’s a few more details that really stand out to us:
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Over nine thousand sales since 2011, so this is not a random seller. They know the terrain, but seem to have chosen to be a bad actor with misrepresented listing descriptions, etc.
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Listings go private after selling, a textbook move when someone does not want others to see what buyers actually paid.
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Everything is priced into the stratosphere, even the plain old OOP plastics that are inherently garbage miniatures by today’s standards.
Why Fighting Warhammer Scalpers Matters
When one Warhammer Scalper decides to probe the upper limits, things can get weird real fast. New hobbyists may start thinking those old kits were always supposed to cost that much. Then other sellers see dollar signs and copy the nonsense.
Eventually, buyers will freak out and act like every out-of-print plastic or metal sculpt is about to be snapped up by some shadowy vault collector.
None of that does the Warhammer hobby any favors.
Vintage Warhammer model collecting runs smoother when everyone has a shared sense of what this stuff is actually worth, not when one seller tries to drag the goalposts halfway to Terra.
Once scalpers get traction in any collectible corner, more always creep in. And that’s when a fun hobby starts turning into a speculative gold rush.
Final Thoughts From Us: OOP Warhammer Scalper Market
We think this doesn’t read like harmless price drift or someone hoping for a lucky sale. It feels planned out, and we think the hobby should keep its eyes open before this turns into a trend.
The out-of-print scene lives and dies on what the community knows, not whatever wild number one lone Warhammer scalper dreams up. Chasing rare minis is a blast. Tracking down that weird old book feels great.
Dropping five hundred bucks on something that usually goes for a hundred and twenty feels like a headshot to your hobby budget.
So be sure to check what things actually sell for, and never assume a goofy price tag signals a new trend. Most of the time, it just means someone is fishing for a sucker.
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